The Buzz | Iceland stops hunting minke whales, but only for this season

One of Iceland’s top whaling companies says it has stopped hunting minke whales this year, in response to a new government regulation that has enlarged the protected area

Pope changes death penalty teaching, now ‘inadmissible’

Pope Francis has changed Catholic Church teaching about the death penalty, saying in a new policy published yesterday that it is always “inadmissible” because it

US-Russia | Trump criticized for not leading effort to secure elections

As alarms blare about Russian interference in U.S. elections, the Trump administration is facing criticism that it has no clear national strategy to protect the country during

Aeromexico crash | Stronger planes can mean fewer fatalities

Passengers in plane crashes like yesterday’s Aeromexico accident — in which no one died — have better chances of survival due to better aircraft construction and

Brexit | UK foreign secretary warns against messy EU divorce

Britain’s foreign secretary warned anew against a “messy divorce” with the European Union that could poison future relations as he visited Austria yesterday, bringing his message

Offbeat | Two drivers cited for going too slow under new law

Idaho police are starting to enforce a new law targeting slow drivers using the passing lanes of highways. Two drivers have been cited as of July 27

This Day in History | 1965 – Riviera fires force campers to flee

Thousands of British campers on holiday in the south of France have been forced to abandon their tents when forest fires threatened to engulf them. At

World briefs

SOUTH CHINA SEA Southeast Asian nations are expected to welcome an initial negotiating draft of a nonaggression pact with China on the South China Sea, but critics warn

The Buzz | Germany: number of people with immigrant roots rises

Official data show that the number of people in Germany with immigrant roots increased 4.4 percent last year to nearly 19.3 million. The Federal Statistical Office said

Daring Heist | Thieves steal Swedish royal jewels, escape by speedboat

Thieves in Sweden walked into a small town’s medieval cathedral in broad daylight and made off with priceless crown jewels dating back to the early 1600s before

Animal Rights | Undercover video shows pig abuse but also common practices

Recently released undercover video showing pigs being kicked, hit and punched at a Kentucky supplier for the world’s largest meat producer drew prompt condemnation from animal rights

US | Threats aside, Trump says he’s willing to meet with Iranians

President Donald Trump said that he’d “certainly meet” with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, and without preconditions, if the Iranian leader were willing. Speaking yesterday

Offbeat | Huge sea-life sculptures made from ocean’s plastic trash

Huge sculptures of sea life are dotted about New Orleans’ aquarium and zoo, all of them made from plastic trash that washed ashore. There’s a great white shark

This Day in History | 1944 Uprising to free Warsaw begins

The Polish Home Army has begun a battle to liberate Warsaw, the first European capital to fall to the Germans nearly five years ago. At 1700

World briefs

PHILIPPINES A bomb-laden van driven by a suspected militant went off in a powerful blast yesterday that killed 11 people, including a soldier, five militiamen

The Buzz | Bob Woodward writing inside account of Trump White House

The next writer to take a close look at the Trump presidency: Bob Woodward. The celebrated journalist of Watergate fame has written “Fear: Trump in the White

Animals, crops suffering as Europe’s heatwave hits new highs

The heatwave gripping large stretches of Europe has already been blamed for deadly forest fires and crop failures and now freshwater fish could be its next victims.

Vatican City | Pope accepts resignation of bishop convicted of sex abuse cover-up

Pope Francis yesterday accepted the resignation of an Australian archbishop convicted in criminal court of covering up the sexual abuse of children by a priest, taking action

Zimbabwe | Country votes for first time without Mugabe on ballot

Zimbabweans yesterday were voting peacefully in their first election without Robert Mugabe on the ballot, a contest that could bring international legitimacy and investment or

Offbeat | 50 years on, McDonald’s isn’t messing with ‘le’ Big Mac

McDonald’s is fighting to hold onto customers as the Big Mac turns 50, but it’s not messing with the makings of its most famous burger. The

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